Man's quest to find out why his wife got fired goes viral

If you’re wondering why the hashtag #justiceforBradswife has popped into your news feed, it's because a vigilante social media mob wants answers, demanding American food chain Cracker Barrel, explain just why did the food company fire Brad's wife?

When Brad's wife came home to tell her husband that after 11 years working at Cracker Barrel, a restaurant known for dishing out Southern comfort food, she no longer had a job, her husband refused to except that the company could provide no reason for dismissal.

On Tuesday Brad Reid Byrd, from Indiana posted on Cracker Barrel's facebook page with one simple inquiry: “Why did you fire my wife?”

From there the trolling floodgates opened.

No longer did Brad and his wife - who's name still remains unconfirmed - want answers but so did millions of concerned social media users too, piling in their comments one after the other onto facebook, thus spawning the hashtag #justiceforBradswife.

The campaign was already gaining traction right across the states but now it’s beyond viral after comedian Amiri Kin brought the issue to the attention of his 2 million plus followers, broadcasting a play by play of the situation, including a host of memes.

Now the demand for a response from Cracker Barrel has gone international with Australians like Cat Rawlins posting to Facebook: "Australia demands justice for Brad's wife."

Despite this, the American food chain remains tight lipped, with still no word of reasoning to surface over the termination of Brad’s wife.

In a bid to fan the flames for justice a change.org petition has surfaced, with the page describing Brad as “a kind and simple man” and his wife as “a loyal Cracker Barrel employee of 11 years.”

The story has gained even more sympathy with the petition page revealing that not only did Brad’s wife get fired but all the drama unfolded on Brad’s birthday.

“On a day that should have been full of cake and laughter, there was sorrow. It was Brad’s birthday and his wife was unfairly, unjustly, terminated from her employment.”

Despite now feeling the wrath of social media users from around the world Cracker Barrel are yet to offer a reply on facebook, with speculation circulating that they may have their reasons for doing so.